James Lee

Findings from the 2024 American Community Survey: Montgomery County, Maryland, and the United States

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This September, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2024 American Community Survey data, 1-year estimates, providing a wealth of new statistics about Montgomery County. This blog highlights key demographic and housing information about the county from this new data release and how the county compares with Maryland and the United States.

Key demographic statistics for 2024

Montgomery County had 1,082,273 residents in 2024 and continued to be Maryland’s most populous county with 17% of the state’s population. Since 2020, the county’s population has increased by more than 20,000 people, or 1.9%, higher than the state’s growth rate (1.4%) but lower than the national growth rate (2.5%).

In addition, the county had 389,161 households in 2024. However, the number of … Continue reading

Montgomery County’s Population Rebound, Part 2: A comparison with our neighbors

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Montgomery Planning’s Research and Strategic Projects Division tracks population trends to help planners and public officials plan the county’s future and determine how we can best create attractive communities and remain economically competitive in the Washington, DC region and beyond. In Part 1 of this blog series, we explained the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates showing how Montgomery County’s population has started to rebound from the losses it experienced from COVID-19 pandemic. In this follow-up analysis, we can see how it has fared compared with the rest of the region.

Overview of our analysis

Census data estimates show Montgomery County lost fewer people to other areas of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic and has begun recovering … Continue reading